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Disc 1 - Diddy 1. Sturm und Kong (K. Rool Returns) - djpretzel 3:30 Starts out slow, and then gets into the meat of the track; a sweet hybrid of orchestral music and synthesizer. Highly noticeable source material, and pretty strong rhythm backing. A faithful conversion of the original track; the delays to make this were well worth it. Everything fits right into place; nothing ruins the track. One fluid track that keeps moving, and ends just as quickly. One hell of a job. Now what does it mean? 2. Simian Soirée (Klomp's Romp) - Joren de Bruin 3:33 Mellow feeling, a great way to go from the source. Nearly infectious rhythm. At 1:05, it really begins. Full big band feel, works great. Nice piano sounds. 1:38 or so, guitar backing comes in. It keeps building and building, almost like a jam. More and more instruments keep coming, and they all contribute to create a beautiful rendition of Klomp's Romp. Simmers down a little at about 2:24. Ends on a quiet note. 3. Party's Over Here (Cranky's Conga) - OA 2:56 "Hey! It's the party song! Party's over here!" From these words, music cheesier than Wisconsin ensues. But it works. Calms down at 1:10. At 1:31, guitar comes in, making the song a five-cheese nacho sauce. But it works, and it's a faithful rendition. More guitar at 2:05... Starts wrapping up at 2:35. Fades at 2:45. 4. Rare Respite (Jib Jig) - Patrick Burns 4:29 A calm, orchestral rendition of Jib Jig. Very pirate-y feel; would fit right in during a calm scene of a pirate movie. The piano and acoustic guitar add to the whole feel; give it a classical touch. Creaking boards are a great addition. The wind instrument at 2:55 helps massively. Every new instrument contributes to the whole a sense of excellence and completeness. Water at 3:46 helps too. Ends perfectly; subtle, sweet, slow. 5. How K. Rool Went Insane (Welcome to Crocodile Isle) - Ross Kmet 3:17 Very interesting take on the overworld theme. The title explains it all. Take the source, add a dash of insanity, a pinch of lunacy, and a whole helping of electronica, and this is what you get. And this is the perfect example of the right combination. Pretty cool effects at 1:37... Slows down at about 1:55, and builds back up to the finale. Breaks down at 2:54. Crazy effects for the last 30 seconds; I like them! 6. Tetanus (Lockjaw's Saga) - Hemophiliac 3:54 Slow, faithful rendition until 0:38 when it starts to mix it up. At 0:57, something big is about to happen. Main source ends one loop at 1:23. Slow for the next 30 seconds, slowly building up until the main meat. At 2:00, it gets serious, and Hemo's trademark style comes into play, mixing, fusing with the previous faithful rendition. At 2:40, something massive is going down, and soon. Explosion of epicity, and slow finale. 7. Old School (School House Harmony) - Nutritious 3:54 Slowly builds up for the first 40 seconds. And then gets into a synth-sounding mix; odd for Nutritious' sweeping orchestral style. Yet it still sounds awesome. And at about 1:30, the orchestra mixes in. Slows down at the two minute mark. At 2:19, it starts to rebuild itself. Drums come in, then the synth. And the main mix returns at 2:38. Slows down at 3:11. Who knew Wrinkly's theme would be fodder for such a great mix? 8. Monkey Merengue (Bonus Intro) - bustatunez 4:03 For a track that most skip instantly, bustatunez busted out all the stops. I'm punny... Anywho, xylophone-sounding thing works great. Along with the horn backing it. At about 1:40, it starts to get a lounge music feel, and that's a good thing. Slows down at 1:55, then hand drums come in. And the track is even better. Horn-thing at 2:24. At 3:00, returns to the lounge feel. Ending of MMX feel at 3:40. I like that! Ends at 3:57. 9. Token Up (Token Tango) - zyk0 6:46 The longest mix is what follows the shortest source. Huh. A bit of Kongo Jungle thrown in for good measure. Weird la-da-daing in the right speaker... creepy, but great! At 1:22, the la-daing enters left side. More Kongo Jungle at 1:40. Slow... Picks up at 2:28. Slows down at 2:55 or so. Starts to build up until 4:07, when it gets serious. Tempo increases. At 5:07, it gets even more serious. Keeps going until the final seconds. 10. It's a Jungle Out There! (Primal Rave) - Joshua Morse 4:32 Ambience helps out immensely. Sounds primitive; that feel was captured like a Master Ball was thrown. Horns at 0:47. Pretty cool strings at 1:15 or so. Nice wind instrument at 1:55 or so. More strings at about 2:35. The source is instantly recognizable, and pervades the entire track. At 3:12 it breaks down; Morse brings his style into full effect from here on out. Slow winding finale, and a beautiful descension as well. 11. The Apes of Wrath (Boss Bossanova) - zyk0 4:20 Starts out interesting, and then busts into the track at 0:09. At 0:29, something epic will occur imminently, and at 0:44, it starts. Silent for 10 seconds. 0:56 guitar comes in. Sweet riffs from the guitar throughout. Quiets down at 1:45, then monks come in? Restarts at 2:08, with the monks still there. More epicity at 2:44. Wait... silent at 2:49, returns at 3:00. Guitar returns at 3:15. And balls out at 3:30! 12. Welcome to the Funky House (Funky the Main Monkey) - djpretzel 2:10 With the shortest track, it busts out early with funktacular bass. At 0:47, more guitar comes in. Even more funk at 1:01. Almost makes one want to bust out on the dance floor. At 1:34, even more funk. Slowly builds little by little until the quick finale at 2:04. 13. Beneath the Canopy (Forest Interlude) - Fishy 4:54 Subtle build-up until 0:45, when the guitar enters the fray. Not too overpowering, it matches the source's feel perfectly. Faithful until 1:31, when he busts out with his own mark on the track. Slows down at 2:39. Tension builds within the track until 3:50, when the guitar returns, more powerful and sweet than before. And slows down at 4:15, and simple piano until the end of the track. 14. A New Place (Hot-Head Bop) - Nicole Adams ft. M.J. Ault, Starla, Tepid 4:32 Lyrical piece, eh? Music starts at 0:09. Lyrics begin at 0:26. Backing vocals reinforce the words. Singer swap at 1:18. Echo-y! Golden strands? Squitter? Tepid's guitar at about 2:08. Source at 2:50, pretty sweet!Back to M.J. Ault at 3:07. Then starla once more at 3:26. Instrumental from about 3:46 to the end. Great way to end the first disc! Disc 2: Dixie 1. Roller Disco (Disco Train) - Zylance 3:15 Disco Stu likes this track! Somehow, I don't know how, but this track is even more disco than the source! Cool retro effects! Source at 0:55. I can't help but move and do bad disco moves during this track. Breaks down at 1:58. And gets even MORE disco infused into it! Monkey sounds signal the end, and work perfectly with the track. Especially since it's Diddy Boom Box to end the track! 2. This Chase Is Haunted (Haunted Chase) - Prince of Darkness 3:03 Epic track is epic. Begins without hesitation at 0:01. Epic guitar source coverage at 0:27. Even more epic guitar at 0:47. This track keeps on coming! Many parts that are Prince of Darkness' own contribution, but they fit in magnificently. He has squeezed as much into 3:03 as he could. Sweet solo-thing at about 2:22. More source at 2:45 up until the epic finale. 3. Paleolithic Park (Lost World Anthem) - bustatunez 3:42 Sounds kinda like Jurassic Park... But then again, this is the Lost World Anthem. Soo.... Intense feeling to the entire track. Nice descension at about 1:45. Slows down at 1:52, whistles enter the track. More epic orchestration at 2:05 or so. Quiets down again at about 2:40. Builds up until 3:04, when it gets intense once more. The only escape from the chase feeling is at 3:25, when it slowly, gradually, fades away. 4. Rhumba Rumble (Steel Drum Rhumba) - Patrick Burns 3:23 For the File Select theme, it's pretty upbeat. And Patrick Burns captures the original feeling quite well. This track makes me want to dance as well. The synth at about 0:54 adds to the feel. Funky at 1:28; feels great. Mixes in with the previous melody magnificently. Groovy melody comes in at about 2:10. More synth at about 2:50. Fades away at 3:02 or so until the end. 5. Us Monkeys Together (In a Snow-Bound Land) - Flickerfall (diotrans, Palpable) 4:13 Good sound, typical of Palpable. I can only understand a single word in this song. But it sounds good. And the lyrics in English make sense. True to the source. Entrancing melody with her voice. More source at 2:30, with lyrics. Who knew Chinese words went with this track so well? At 3:02, the only word I can understand is said; "Forever." Instrumental from about 3:20 to 3:30, chorus redux, end. Cantopop is weird. 6. Club Klubba (Klubba's Reveille) - Diggi Dis 3:02 Phaser until 0:16, more beat until about 0:26. Rhythm at 0:30. Fast moving! Source at 0:44. Uns uns uns uns... I can see this in a club on an episode of CSI:. Cranky's theme at 2:00 or so. Old ape can get down! Starts descending at about 2:35 to end. Instruments end, and track ends nicely. 7. Swamp Gases (Bayou Boogie) - Another Soundscape 4:42 A pretty... "minimalist" as anso would say, take on Bayou Boogie. The murky landscape feel of the source translates into a haunting soundscape with this. Aha! Phasing sound at 1:32. Typical anso fare, but just as high-quality. Harp-y sound at about 2:00. Gets intense at about 2:30. And there's still two minutes left! Dies down at about 3:10. Builds back at 3:26. Simple melody at 4:00-4:18. Basic beat to the end.

VICTOLY! All tracks are finally done. Soooo.... VICTOLY! We should've just cast Curaja on Taucer; then he'd be here.... *cries* Also, I listened to the sound test on DKC2 and realized that this really will be the most epic album in all of history. In my opinion at least.

That's what he gets for writing the best haiku ever. Fate has a twisted sense of humor. (Though that would be funny if you twisted your ankle; twisted sense, twisted ankle, get it?)

I want this soooo badly... but I'm poor so I can't afford it.

Poetry is really fun, Writing about some songs, That are almost done, All about the Kongs. This is giving some hype, To a masterpiece of art, Of the sort of type, That is really smart. This will be so sweet, That we'll get down on it, Someone will surely tweet, As we groove and as we sit, March 15th is almost here! When it is, I'll shed a tear... The only way to top that sonnet is if someone wrote an epic.

Hey, zyko, we all want this, But we're gonna have to wait, For djp to finish his track, And then we'll party 'til it's late!

If I have to wait another day, I may just have to pray, For it to be done before May, If it's not, you're gonna pay. I'm kidding on the last part; couldn't think of anything else that would work.

If I had the talent, I'd make what I said. I wasn't posting a request. I've already posted requests for those tracks anyways...

This teaser is just plain rude, Because I can't wait to hear it, dude. Seriously though, this teaser is mean. I really can't wait. But within the next 27 days, right? *is shaking with anticipation and excitement*

"Dark Boy" from Boktai in a rock style. Also, the Hero Themes from the six Battle Network games in a medley. Or something like that. Lastly, "Walking Forward with Determination"/"Battle [Agatio & Karst]" from Golden Sun: The Lost Age in a rock style.

DON'T TEASE ME! It's not nice... This album is cool, It is almost finished now, Can't wait to listen There once was an excellent album, That was worked for months and then some. It's based on a game, With a puntastic name, This release will be quite awesome.

Whooooa, he's almost done, Whooooa-oh, he still has to do one! Trust me now, it's been a long run, Whooooa-oh, one more and he's done. That took forever...

DJP works hard On the tracks he has reserved He should finish soon

I proposed my Pencil Puzzle avatars for use (they're in my sig now), but nothing came of it.

He's going to finish, He's DJP, He's all alone, (all alone) With his WIPs. Can't wait for this to be finished. Download on day 1 for me.

Check Dwelling of Duels and under Past Duels. You may have to check the mirror site. But there are a few great MQ mixes there, such as Crunch Time which features the Lava Dome theme, and Shoulder Shrugs of Doom, which is a medley of the battle themes. Look them up; you won't regret it.

I ALREADY COMMENTED ON THIS! Seriously though, it's pretty cool. I like it.

hehehe I played Life Force on my NES recently for the first time. Still not sure why the planet explodes at the end, but meh. Still, a great track. Nice sophomore effort from commandcom.

I don't have the equipment, or else I'd join... I know this game quite well; one of the first games I remember playing (traded in a non-working Lost World Hot Wheels set my bro got for Christmas for it) so... I know it quite well. But I don't think I could beat it completely in under 3 hours...

"They say music can alter moods and talk to you..." Sure, a line from a rap song, but it applies here. This track has to be one of my favorite tracks from Sixto Sounds. It's upbeat, it has heavy guitar riffage, and it's over way too quickly. So-called n00b zircon contributes to the upbeat atmosphere, and together the Sixto-zircon combination is as lethal as it is enjoyable. The song itself has the source material remix continually playing throughout the track, giving it a faithful feel. All in all, a great track that makes me happy whenever I listen to it (sometimes three times in a row), and hopefully it affects others in the same way.

I just thought I'd post this here for feedback. And I'm prepared for the worst, so don't hold back. Also, I don't have a name for it yet sooo... http://www.mediafire.com/?kwyenjwuak2

Personally I'm hyper-excited for this. I HAVE EXCITEMENT! (I've been playing too much Mario & Luigi...) Still, as long as this gets finished I'll be happy. So, finish up, djp. FOR GREAT JUSTICE! FOR EVERLASTING PEACE! (I've played so many games, various lines now make their way into my mode of speech...That means I'm a true gamer!)